Imagine if there was a way to find out how many resources you, your school, city, or country use. At Global Footprint Network, we don’t just imagine it—we dedicate our work to doing just that, in the most accurate way we can.
Back in 2007, we launched the Ecological Footprint Calculator as a tool for individuals to calculate their personal Ecological Footprint, or their demand for natural resources, including their carbon footprint. Since then, the Footprint Calculator has been used 12 million times around the world, becoming a far more popular educational tool than we could have imagined. This past summer, we launched a new beta version of the calculator with many upgrades: it’s mobile friendly; uses our latest data and methodology; and features fresh, updated graphics. (See our blog post for teachers about the launch here.)